Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-06

The following scattering votes were
cast; For mayor, G.. w. Stevens l
Clark Gilmore, 2. For police judge, A.
j. Jones L Clark Gilmore !; Miss Bur-
CESS /; John Upperman L.
The five candidates for the council
receiving the highest number of votes
were: r. NJ. Woodward whose name
was on both tickets III &c. Thompson,
z. a. Simmons and Capt. A. l.. Free
man, whose names were only on the
Citizens ticket, and Gus Schmidt,
whose name was on the Peoples ticket.
The history of the two tickets is this:
Last Thursday afternoon, March 31st,
in pursuance TO public notice, citi-
zens and business men of this city, to
the number of about 50, met at the
Thompson hall, and organized with
Judge ID. n. McCandless in the chair
and 5. l.. Overstreet as secretary. At
ter informally discussing what should
be done, it was decided that a
full city ticket should be nominated.
Accordingly, on motion of E. z. Ca
named for mayor; and on motion of
ID. 4. andless, w. II. McCague
was nominated for police Judge.
MessrS. Thompson, Noble, Freeman,
Simmons and Rogers, were selected as
candidates for councilmen by ballot.
The utmost harmony prevailed and the
ticket gave general satisfaction among
the business men and tax payers of the
city
However, it did not entirely satisfy
another element of the city, the class
that had hailed with delight the enact
ment of the female municipal suffrage
law, and accordingly meeting was
held at the school house Thursday
night which was largely attended by
the female suffragists and their friends.
Postmaster McCleary was chairman of
the meeting, and II. l.. Shannon, secre-
tary. a committee composed of T. A.
McNeal, y. J. Jones. DIR. Burney, Mrs.
Rogers and Mrs. McElroy was appoint
ed to prepare ticket to be voted for.
The committee recommended the fol-
lowing names for cOuncilmen: J. w.
McNeal, NJ. Ii. Hitchcock, Gus.
Schmidt, G.. Morris and r. NJ. Wood
ward. The recommendation was &C
cepted and the ticket nominated.
The nominees of the Citizens meet
ing fer mayor. and police judge were en-
dorsed, and after learning that the
whole ticket nominated would be elect
ed by exactly 81 majority, the meeting
adjourned.
The polls were not opened until 10
O'Clock Monday morning, and up to
that hour it appeared that no one was
taking any interest in the election. j.
N. Sherry, c. T. Freeman and IL. C.
Thompson, were selected as judges,
and W. ID. Records and T. j. Woodland
were elected clerks. Up to noon but
few more than 100 votes had been poll
ed; but from that time on the interest
increased. About 2 o'clock a delega-
tion of 80 ladies who had previously
collected in Byerley's and in the mil
lnery rooms of Hatton 81 Stevens,
above the store, marched in a body to
the polls and put IN their ballots. That
was the signal for work ON the streets.
Carriages and buggies were brought in
to requisition and soon ladies were be-
ing brought in from every direction;
the wives, daughters, and sisters of the
friends of both tickets appeared until
l79 women had voted. 1t is estimated
that of these, about 20 voted for the
Citizens ticket, the ticket that was
successful.
The friends of the Peoples ticket
tried to make it appear that the CUES
ton was ''whiskey or no whislley,"
though that was not the issue. The
question was, shall the will Of the
citizens, as expressed in mass conven-
ton be accepted ?'' The answer return
ed later in the day was "Yes ~
And now that the election is over.
We believe that the men elected will
manage the affairs of the city to the
entire satisfaction of all concerned.
There is not ''crank" in the lot; eve
ry man is liberal and public spirited,
and we believe they will be accorded
the general approval of the public in
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